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Hospital AGV's in action for New Royal Adelaide Hospital

Published on Feb 23, 2015

The New Royal Adelaide Hospital is rising quickly (though still some way from resembling the artist's impression ) and by the time the hospital has finished floors, RA Health P/L will be installing the fleet of AGV *'s ready to make deliveries across them (*Automatic Guided Vehicles).

"At over 20 vehicles, this is the largest hospital AGV fleet in Australia & NZ"

The fleet is set to deliver Food & Beverage (hot & cold), Laundry, Pharmaceuticals, Mail, Sterilised Items and other supplies as well as several forms of Waste between the Patient Wards and the Kitchens, Stores and the many other functional areas within the hospital.

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